India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 provides for 30 days of Earned Leave, 20 days of Half Pay Leave, 8 days of Casual Leave and 2 days of Restricted Holiday per annum, apart from other eligible Leave, to Central Government employee which can be availed for any personal reasons, including that of taking care of their elderly parents. This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: A total of 63,310 pension related grievances were received, out of which 55,554 were resolved through the Centralized Pension Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPENGRAMS) portal during 2025 (from 01.01.2025 to 15.07.2025). The Ministries/Departments, where the highest number of grievances were received and are pending during the period from January to July 2025 are Ministry of Defence, Department of Financial S...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Government issued Comprehensive Guidelines for Effective Redressal of Public Grievances on 23rd August 2024. These guidelines envisage reduction in upper limit of resolution time from 30 days to 21 days. Since 2020 more than 1.25 crore grievances have been redressed on the CPGRAMS portal. The year wise details are as follows: Table Omitted (The document can be viewed at https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?P...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Extension of service after retirement, is given in exceptional circumstances, in public interest to officers belonging to All India Services in accordance with provisions contained in All India Service (Death Cum Retirement Benefit) Rules, 1958 / relevant rules. This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, MoS Perso...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) had earlier issued 'Procedure to apply for inclusion of a Wind Turbine Model in the Revised List of Models and Manufacturers of Wind Turbines (RLMM)' vide OM of even number dated 01.11.2018. The RLMM was a mechanism to ensure quality and reliability of wind turbines installed in the country, for protecting the consumer interests, while ensuring larger energy security of the co...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The objective and features of the agreement signed between India and Morocco i.e. Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLAT) for promoting fruitful cooperation in the Judicial and legal spheres, this agreement facilitates the widest measures of mutual legal assistance in civil and commercial matters in accordance with national laws. Assistance under the agreement applies specifically to: The service of summons and other ...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Service) is one of the programmes under the scheme of "Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice" (DISHA) which is being implemented by Department of Justice. The Nyaya Bandhu program registers interested Pro Bono Advocates and connects them with the beneficiaries (who are entitled for free legal aid under Section 12 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) throu...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As informed by AMRUT Division, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), Water being a state subject, management and maintaining the quality of water and water bodies as per the applicable standards (BIS 10500:2012 standards for drinking water and for waste water quality norms set by CPCB) in urban areas are the responsibility of State Government/ ULBs. AMRUT/AMRUT 2.0 does not prescribe separate guidelines for wa...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country, through functional tap water connection. Drinking Water being a State subject, it is States, who plan, design, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States b...
India, July 31 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Since August 2019, Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal to make provision of potable water to every rural household of the country, through functional tap water connection. Since its launch, Jal Jeevan Mission is being implemented as a decentralized, demand-driven and community-managed programme, wherein the Gram Panchayat and/ or its sub-committee/ use...